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A baby of any ethnicity can be born with Mongolian Spots, but are more common amongst those of Asian,African, and Latino heritage. But not all babies, even those of the forementioned races are born with them. Mongolian Spots usually fade as the child ages, but a child who is not born with them will not one day develop them.
Because many people (including child care providers, photographers, school personnel, etc) are not aware of what Mongolian Spots are, they are commonly mistaken bruises as the result of child abuse. It is strongly recommonded that any parents of babies who have mongolian spots take pictures of the spots and face pictures of the babies with date stamped on. Also make sure the peditrician documents this in the baby's medical record.
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04/07 - Completed PRIDE training and foster/adopt home study
06/07 - Switched to domestic adoption
09/07 - Home study converted to domestic adoption
10/22/07 - Matched!!!
11/16/07 - Baby J born
11/17/07 - BF decided to parent
02/09/08 - Matched!!!
02/14/08 - Backed out of match...too many possible medical concerns.
03/18/08 - Matched to baby boy born 03/15/08
03/19/08 - Devin placed in our arms
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